Fish willow, crab willow, chicken willow, pig willow, beef willow… When writing these names, I have already swallowed a few saliva unwillingly.
However, when you buy these [meat] in supermarkets, vegetable markets or e-commerce platforms, have you ever thought that they may not be real meat?
Crab fillet, may not contain crab meat
Crab willow, that is, crab meat stick, is not actually made of crab meat, but a kind of frozen surimi [bionic food].
Frozen surimi, after rapid thawing and freezing again, can get the same fiber feeling as crab meat, and then make it into the rod-shaped shape of crab meat. The outermost red strips on the face are dyed with edible pigments such as monascus pigment, carmine and carotene, and then added with edible essence of crab meat flavor.
Crab willow imitates seafood in appearance and taste, and has nothing to do with crab. Under normal circumstances, the name of the product requires the word [simulation] to be added before the name of the product.
Crab powder, lobster balls, fish tofu, fish balls, fish cakes, fish cakes, shrimp dumplings, which can often be eaten together, are also bionic foods.
In addition to using surimi, manufacturers will also add starch, soybean flour and other raw materials to reduce production costs. According to the existing relevant product standards, the protein content is required to be not less than 7% and the starch content should not exceed 15%.
Some crab powder or balls that lack elasticity and have obvious [powdery] taste may be cheap products that do not meet the product standards and are mainly processed with starch.
Fish willow, may [steal beam for column]
The fish fillet that can be seen frequently is not bionic food.
It is said that eating fish is nutritious, while the meat quality of fish fillet is smooth and tender without thorns, which saves a lot of trouble in cooking and eating. It is loved by many friends and has been sold well online.
However, if you compare carefully, you will find that the price is a bit strange.
The so-called [Vietnam Imports Longli Fish Willow], 5 kg as long as 58 yuan, the price is very affordable. However, Longli fish is a kind of deep sea fish, the output is not high, 3 kg will sell more than 600 yuan!
However, many of the [Longli Fish Willow] on sale are actually farmed freshwater fish called [Basha Fish].
After cutting into slices, it is really difficult to distinguish [Likui JY and Gui Li]. However, Basha fish is a cheap and good choice. If you buy a cheap [Longli fish fillet], it will not affect the nutrition of eating fish.
Beef fillet, may [sell duck meat with cow head]
There has been news exposure:
Some merchants use duck meat to make fake beef fillet and mix it into supermarkets to buy it. Some restaurants or Chinese take-out shops also use duck meat as beef fillet. Or use pork dye to pretend to be beef fillet for cooking.
In order to avoid this kind of situation, it is suggested that everyone should be more vigilant about beef fillet with abnormal red color and strange taste.
In particular, for some take-out products that are not formal enough, there is a risk that the dishes made with beef fillet will be shoddy.
Pork fillet, maybe not 100% pork
Another kind of meat, also known as [willow], pig willow, does not have the shape of a willow, but a piece of meat cake.
This [hamburger meat], which is common in many fast food and fast food stores, is made by mincing pork and then processing it. In order to improve the taste, more fat meat and a proper amount of starch are usually added instead of 100% pork.
Chicken fillet may be high in fat and oil.
[Taiwan Boneless Chicken Willow] Such snack shops often appear in the streets and alleys. Chicken is cheap and there is not much fraud in itself. But! [Fried] chicken fillet is not necessarily the case.
The chicken fillet is always wrapped in thick bread crumbs or flour, and more than half of it may be starch.
Fried crisp and golden chicken fillets rely on flour to absorb a lot of oil, and are no longer low-fat and healthier white meat choices.
Try not to eat or eat less fried chicken fillet outside. It is better to pay more attention to whether the materials used in the store are real and whether the oil used is hygienic, and decide whether to eat it or not after much consideration.